Dice-box



(No Model.)

J. WALTER. DICE BOX.

No. 560,874. Patented May 26, 1896.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIGE.

JULIIIS WALTER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

DICE-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 560,874, dated May 26,18,96.

Application led January 16 1896. Serial No. 575,747. (No model.)

enhancing the interest in the game by fur` nishing an attachment whichis adapted to indicate whose turn it is to shake the box.

The invention consists of a dice-box containing a number of dice andprovided with a transparent top, and a separate receptacle containing anumber of loose balls or other suitable objects, said receptacle havingan observationppening and being provided with a catch for holding one ofthe balls in register with the observation-opening, as will behereinafter described, and then particularly claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top perspective view of mydevice. Fig. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the device. Fig. 3 is atransverse diametrical section of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The dice-box A may be made of circular or other suitable form and isprovided with a transparent top a, through which the set of dice B(three in number) contained in the box may be observed. There is nothingnew in the dice-box by itself, the improvement relating to an attachmentwhich imparts to the game a greater degree of,chance. This attachmentconsists of a receptacle O in the form of a cap which iits onto thebottom of the box like a cover and within which is arranged aspring-actuated catch consisting of a lever D, pivoted at d to thebottom C of the receptacle, and having at its inner end a cup-shapedholder D', arranged opposite the center of the bottom of the receptacle,at

which point the same is provided with an ob? servation-opening e, whichmay be glazed or entirely open. The outer end of the leverD extendsthrough an apertured in the side wall ofthe receptacle, so that it can`be manipulated by hand for causing the holder D of the catch to retainone of the balls or other suitable objects F in the receptacle inregistry with the observation-opening c. The balls F are each of adifferent color-say one is red, one blue, and the other yellow-and inorder that the tendency of the balls will be to roll or gravitate towardthe observation-opening the bottom of the receptacle O is made concaveat its inner side.

The apparatus is used as follows: Suppose two persons wish to throw thedice. Then each of them selects a ball. One of the persons now slightlyshakes the box, and at the same time depresses the lever D by oneiinger, so as to raise the holder D' against the action of the spring S.One of the balls is now permitted to roll into the observation-openinge, whereupon the lever is released and the holder D confines the ball inregistry with the observation-opening. If the ball at the opening is theone previously selected by the player, he throws the dice in the usualmanner with diceboXes; but if the wrong ball appears the device ishanded to the `other player, who manipulates the apparatus to see if theball selected by him appears, and so on.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. A dice-box, containing a set of dice and providedwith a separate receptacle containing a set of indicator-balls andhaving an observationopening with which one of the set of balls at atime may register, substantially as set forth.

2. The dice-throwing apparatus herein described, consisting of adice-box containing a set of dice, and a receptacle attached to thedice-box and having an observation-opening, and provided with a catchfor holding one of a set of balls in the receptacle in register withsaid opening, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my 4invention I have signedmy name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JULiUs WALTER. Witnesses y FEED. J. SCHAEEEE, JAMES S. Asnuns'r, Jr.

